Kay Bojesen

Kay Bojesen was a designer and silversmith (1886–1958). He was born at Copenhagen.

Kay Bojesen in brief

Born
1886
Died
1958
Known for
designer and silversmith
Place of birth
Copenhagen
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Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Locomotive, dated 1935–39, wood, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1939.679. Tracks for a Locomotive, dated 1935–39, wood, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1939.679.3. Car for a Locomotive, dated 1935–39, wood, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1939.679.2. Coupler for a Locomotive Car, dated 1935–39, wood, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1939.679.2.c.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Cleveland Museum of Art: 13 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Correction: [8 Designer-Craftsmen: Kay Bojesen, Hans J. Christensen, David Hatch, Luke and Rolland Lietzke, Lucie Rie, and Trudi and Harold Sitterle], Design Quarterly, 1957. Bojesen, Robert Peel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bojesen, Ernst, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. [8 Designer-Craftsmen: Kay Bojesen, Hans J. Christensen, David Hatch, Luke and Rolland Lietzke, Lucie Rie, and Trudi and Harold Sitterle], Design Quarterly, 1957.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1886Kay Bojesen born at Copenhagen.
  2. 1935Locomotive (The Cleveland Museum of Art).
  3. 1935Tracks for a Locomotive (The Cleveland Museum of Art).
  4. 1935Car for a Locomotive (The Cleveland Museum of Art).
  5. 1935Coupler for a Locomotive Car (The Cleveland Museum of Art).
  6. 1958Kay Bojesen died at Copenhagen.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    [8 Designer-Craftsmen: Kay Bojesen, Hans J. Christensen, David Hatch, Luke and Rolland Lietzke, Lucie Rie, and Trudi and Harold Sitterle], Design Quarterly, 1957

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Bojesen, Ernst, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Bojesen, Robert Peel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Correction: [8 Designer-Craftsmen: Kay Bojesen, Hans J. Christensen, David Hatch, Luke and Rolland Lietzke, Lucie Rie, and Trudi and Harold Sitterle], Design Quarterly, 1957

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Kay Bojesen.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q477235: Kay Bojesen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  7. 7.

    “Kay Bojesen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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